Air Power and the Arctic World of Strategic War
The Spaatz report defines strategic air power as decisive when air power targets the enemy at its source. It frames the Arctic Ocean ice cap as the central theater, linking the United States to the Urals and Greenland’s strategic importance. The article notes growing emphasis on northern routes and cites Greenland as a potential U.S. purchase from Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Spaatz
Air Force
North Pole
Spadtz
Arctic Ocean
United States
Urals
Alaska
Germany
Greenland
Japan
Polar
Spaatz
Arctic
Denmark
Traffic safety drive cuts death rate to record low
The American public sees a drop in traffic fatalities to a record 7.3 deaths per 100 million miles, down from wartime levels and forecast to fall further. A 1946 conference introduced the four E techniques Educate Engineer Enforce Energy, guiding a nationwide safety program now reducing deaths and road hazards.
Opportunity (Louisville Times) Nighttime power dream
A witty Louisville Times note questions why no clever inventor has created an electric blanket that cools the bed in reverse for bot nights, offering a playful speculation on comfort and innovation.
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Louisville Times
Russia’s Defensive Power and Limits of Atomic War
The piece argues that Russia remains highly resistant to invasion, citing historical events like Brest-Litovsk and Stalingrad. It contends that even atomic bombs could not easily subdue dispersed Soviet industry, warning against preventive war and noting the spread of targets beyond Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond News
Russia
Brest-Ligvsk
Moscow
Stalingrad
Napoleon
Nazi Germany
Frederick II
Volga
Leningrad
Dniepropetrovsk
Batum
Urals
Berlin
Ruhr Valley
Thames
England
RSFSR
United States
Alaska
Asiatic
America
Soviet Union
Worse Than The Blitz In Fire Loss Report
The article compares 1947 US fire losses to Great Britain's two years of blitz damage and to the 1906 San Francisco fire, claiming US losses were 75 percent higher than England's blitz and about twice the San Francisco disaster. It frames the claim as startling, urging scrutiny of the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton News Leader
United States
Great Britain
England
San Francisco
Uniform change boosts Girl Scout appeal claim
The article notes Mrs. Hoover’s public service is linked to wearing the Girl Scout uniform, then describes a new design by Mainbacher featuring button-back lapels a belt and chic details and predicts rising membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
City official re-elected and golf champion named
One year ago in 1947 S Lee Grant was reelected city manager Taylor Barr was reelected fire chief and Wilson O Pugh of 125 N Cameron St won the Winchester Golf Club championship
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S. Lee Grant
Taylor Barr
Wilson O. Pugh
N. Cameron St
Winchester Golf Club
Germans Resist Plant Dismantling
In Hamburg on September 10, German workers at 4000 positions under a military contract withdrew from dismantling duties at Ruhr area plants slated for reparations. The Gelsenkirchen iron and metal combine spokesman said future dismantling would occur only at war production factories while 31 German steel mills’ directors in Oberhausen endorsed non cooperation with the dismantling program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
Ruhr
Iron and Metal Combine
Eisen and Metallatkiengesellschaft
Gelsenkirchen
Bor
Oberhausen
Buntings Move to New York After NAM Appointment
Mr and Mrs Earl Bunting leave Winchester for New York where he becomes managing director of the National Association of Manufacturers. They also keep an apartment in Washington and will split time between the two cities. Bunting resigned as president of O Sullivan Rubber Co in this city after NAM appointment and remains on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bunting
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Washington
Bunting
O'Sullivan Rubber Co
Meniere's disease described and treated in 1948 feature
The article explains Meniere's disease named after a French physician, its intermittent dizziness with tinnitus and vomiting, and distinguishes ear fluid buildup from blood. It discusses medical treatments such as histamine and nicotinic acid, salt and fluid restriction, dental infection checks, dietary triggers, and possible surgery for severe, disabling cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meniere
King
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues list
Crossword puzzle clues for across and down entries including Penny clasp sandarac tree region arc birthplace of Mohammed consent color Guido's lowest note underwater missile til shed as feathers notoriety feats expression of woe mine entrance talked personal pronoun point city NY insects walked wild ox evenings before holidays let stand print without archaic corrodive blunders part of church city Eng kind of meat part of to be hid away walked back and forth reason fuss male cat pole entreaty one who asserts a right or it variety of cabbage dancer's cymbals state of being dim horse poet Egyptian god droop in the middle pineapple secluded valleys volcanic rock baking chamber pedal digit perched yesterday's answer using crossword format
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Mohammed
Guido
N. Y
Winchester officials mark war loan bond sale milestone
Five years ago in 1933 Mrs Kathryn Yates, clerk of Winchester City Selective Service board, resigned. Mayor C. R. Anderson bought the first bond sold in Winchester during the third War Loan campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Yates
Winchester City
C. R. Anderson
Winchester
Frederick County High School to get new band director
Ten years ago in 1928 Paul Riley was selected by the school board to direct the new Frederick County High School band. Miss Mary Louise Fritts and Mr Walter Wisecarver Jr. wed at White Post. Mrs Karl Boy-Ed and daughter Vaida Boy-Ed returning from summer abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Riley
Frederick County High School
Mary Louise Fritts
Walter Wisecarver Jr
White Post
Karl
Vaida Boy
McCormicks Return After Visit. Fire Extinguished at Brown Home
In 1923 Dr. and Mrs. Frank McCormick returned to New York after visiting relatives and friends here. Friendship Fire Co. extinguished a fire at the home of Mr. Charles Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCormick
New York
Friendship Fire Co
Charles Brown
Valley Female College to Open This Year
Dr J P Hyde announces the Valley Female College will open with its largest enrollment. Miss Lena A Kern presides at the annual report meeting of the local WCTU chapter. Arthur Leafe returns from a trip with 16 new finishing machines for the Lewis Jones Knitting Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Hyde
Valley Female College
Lena A. Kern
WCTU
Arthur Leafe
Lewis Jones
Germans Definitely Anti communist Says Sen Gurney
U S Senator Chan Gurney after Berlin anti communist demonstrations calls the turnout the greatest mass protest from free people against communism. He notes German courage during the Berlin crisis and commends the display before leaving Tempelhof for Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Gurney
Berlin
U. S
Chan Gurney
R-Sd
Gurney
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tempelhof
Geneva
Germany
Middle East
Washington
Moral decline in America calls for bottom up reform
The author argues that moral decay appears widespread across classes, with high level corruption feeding lower strata while genuine improvement begins among modestly situated families. He urges a bottom up cure, noting reform stems from the humble who achieve societal betterment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Every Student Needs Dictionary for School use
Promotion for Webster's Illustrated Atlas with Encyclopedic Supplements advertises a compact dictionary and 16 pages of world maps plus handy reference material. Priced at 35 cents postpaid, send to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Washington DC with payment wrapped in paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington 2
D. C
How's Your I Q A 1948 Quiz Page
A 1948 quiz page offers ten questions and a scoring guide from Genius to Poor. It asks about the Allied occupation commander in Japan, a 60th anniversary territory, Idlewild airport, pie plant, a second year college student, octogenarian age, th e bophobia, Italy's last king, grammar correction, and the newly appointed U S Secretary of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
U. S
Idlewild International
Victor Emmanuel III
Italy
The Telephone and a Revelatory Murder Twist
Lynn learns from Rowley Cloade that Hercule Poirot found Robert Underhay alive and that Rosaleen's will reshapes inheritance. They plan to compensate Rosaleen while suspecting David of the murder, as in a tense wartime mystery led by prospects of wealth and deceit.
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Robert Underhay
Underhay
Porter
Rowley
Lynn
Hunter
Rosaleen
Gordon
David
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Scott
R. J. Scott
North
Burma
Cope
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Tnt
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Daily Crossword
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Arc
Earl L. Douglas
D. D
Fred Neher
Dewey
Truman
State
Washington, D. C
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Cnn
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Digatha Christie
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Rowley Cloade
Jeremy
Hercule Poirot
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Stag
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Enoch Arden
Spence
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